How To Replace A Garage Door Opener Spring

Disengage the broken extension spring one end at a time.

How to replace a garage door opener spring.

Unplug the opener and clamp the garage door to the track so that the door cannot open when the tension is released on. Unwind each spring with the help of 2 winding bars. Remove the drums and slide the springs off the garage door bar. At the far end of the door rail.

Replace torsion garage door springs by following these steps. Unwind the spring turn at a time moving 1 winding bar to the next open perpendicular position after each turn. This is the best way. Pull the end of the cable to the outside of the garage door toward the front as shown.

Insert a winding bar available on. There are no cables or pulleys to deal with and the springs have internal safety rods. How to replace a garage door extension spring step 1. Never use screwdrivers pin punches or pliers handles to wind or unwind a torsion spring.

Pull on the cable until the extension spring lies above the track. Position your ladder to the side of the spring ends so you re never directly in front of the spring cones when they re. There are two types of garage door springs. Remove bolts and drums.

With a second set of hands to help you along manually lift the door off the ground and lock. It may be useful to vise grip the cable here. Once the spring is unwound remove the bolts that hold the stationary end of the spring to the anchor in the center of the door. A couple of carabiners can.

Position the second winding bar into a hole on the winding cone at a perpendicular angle to the first. A pair of new springs cost about 25. The doors with two springs are easy to replace. Climb up on a sturdy ladder beside the winding cone at the end of the spring.

Grab the cable at a point that is about three inches from the slot on the track where the s hook used to be. Repeat on the other spring.